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Legislation and Regulation

2018 in Cannabis Reform: How Much Did Things Change This Year?

A look back at cannabis legislation and policy-making in 2018, and what this year’s progress means for the future.

December 18, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Texas May Expand Medical Marijuana Program in 2019

Industry stakeholders are awaiting legislation that would loosen restrictions and expand access to the state’s tightly regulated program.

December 18, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Republican Senator Wants to Attach a Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment to Trump's Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Sen. Cory Gardner will introduce the amendment to guarantee that states can legalize marijuana without interference from the federal government.

December 17, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey Lawmakers Won’t Vote on Legal Cannabis This Year

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said the bill won’t be on the docket Monday.

December 17, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

California Releases Proposed Cannabis Regulations, Congress Votes to Legalize Industrial Hemp: Week in Review

The California Office of Administrative Law is reviewing the draft of final rules for the state’s cannabis industry.

December 13, 2018

International

Canopy Growth CEO Says Farm Bill Passage is ‘First Step’ Toward U.S. Expansion

"The world’s changing: This is the first step in the U.S. to manage cannabinoids.”

December 13, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Kentucky Lawmakers Warn More Research Needed Before Legalizing Medical Marijuana

During a meeting of the Interim Health, Welfare and Family Services Committee, some legislators warned that more research is needed.

December 13, 2018

Finance

UPDATED: U.S. Senate, House Approve 2018 Farm Bill, Which Includes Hemp Legalization Provision

Now, the $867-billion bill heads to the desk of President Trump.

December 12, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Cresco Labs Co-founder and CEO Charles Bachtell Appointed to Cannabis Legalization Subcommittee of Illinois Gov.-Elect JB Pritzker’s Transition Team

The Cannabis Legalization Subcommittee is one of four subcommittees under the Restorative Justice and Safe Communities Transition Committee.

December 12, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey's Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill Changes Landscape for Dispensaries

Sen. Joe Vitale continues to work on the medical marijuana bill, which is still undergoing some fine tuning.

December 12, 2018

Legislation and Regulation

Medical Marijuana Farming and Sales Proposed in Georgia

The proposals would help provide medical marijuana to Georgia’s 6,000 registered patients and give farmers another crop to support themselves.

December 12, 2018

Utah

Group of Voters Asks Utah Supreme Court to Strike Down New Medical Cannabis Act, Reinstate Proposition 2

The group is also frustrated that the state contends the bill is immune from a challenge at the ballot box.

December 12, 2018